Updated February 19, 2024 by the ABC7 Data Team

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Assaults
8,000

Last 12 months
Through February 10

Average Assaults
7,962

Yearly average
2021 to 2023

Assault Rate
300

Per 100,000 people
Last 12 months

Average Assault Rate
299

Per 100,000 people
2021 to 2023


Aggravated batteries over the last 12 months are up 0% compared to the annual average over the last three years, according to Chicago Police Department data through February 10.

The city averaged 154 batteries a week over the last 12 months. In 2019, that number was 151 a week.

The totals include only aggravated batteries, which the city police define as someone being seriously injured by another person, whether or not they used a firearm or other weapon.

A closer look at Chicago batteries neighborhood by neighborhood

The danger is not the same neighborhood to neighborhood. ABC7’s data team looked at the Chicago Police Department’s data by neighborhood from 2019 through February 10, 2024.

The map color codes each neighborhood by the aggravated battery rate over the last 12 months. The three darker blues represent neighborhoods with battery rates that are higher than the citywide rate. You can also click the box in the bottom right corner to see neighborhoods by the number of aggravated batteries.

Click on any neighborhood on the map to see detailed numbers, rates and trends. You can also search for a street name, place, landmark or zip code.